Recently, I’ve been painting up figures for a Darkest Africa project – figures are from Wargames Foundry, and are the “Congo” packs to go with the rules of the same name. Though I do intend to play Congo, it doesn’t seem to me to be suitable for a multi-player club game, because it is “card”…
Border Reivers!
I’m about to make a start on a gaming project set in the period of the Border Reivers….small scale skirmish, maybe about 30 figures per side. I’ve picked up some excellent figures from Hoka Hey (https://www.timelineminiatures.co.uk/), together with some of their buildings…well let’s be honest…all of their buildings…!!! I will post some updates as and…
LARDDAY on 25th March 2017 at Durham Wargames Group – a partial review
Words by Conrad Cairns Pictures by Richard Phelan The DWG has for years had an Open Day on the second Saturday of June, and has now started a new tradition. In March we put on, for a whole Saturday, a selection of games and invite fellow gamers to play. There is no fee, but you…
Waterloo with Big Battalions: 10th May 2014
By Conrad Cairns For three years now Durham Wargames Group have taken 54mm display games to Carronade, one of Scotland’s leading-and most enjoyable- shows, put on by the Falkirk club. This year we followed up the War of 1812 in Canada and the 1777 campaign near Philadelphia with what we hope will be the first…
Over The Hill (Crossfire)
By Graeme Carroll Operation Epsom, Summer 1944 This is a scenario I’d wanted to use for some time, it being a Too Fat Lardies scenario. Not everyone in our group likes the TFL Rules though, so I wanted to try Crossfire (Arty Conliffe) at “Fireteam” level to see if it would work (in readiness for…
‘Saving Tommy Atkins’ or ‘Great War Terrain on a Budget’
(Dave Parker and Nigel Gould It all began in June 2011, at the end of another successful Durham Wargames Group Open Day. Nige, after having a year off from putting on a game at the show, was itching to have a go at another big project. It must have been post show euphoria but I…